Shine
"A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love"
Drama
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
🎬 DirectorScott Hicks
📅 Release1996-08-15
🌍 CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
🗣 LanguageEnglish, Yiddish
🏢 StudioFine Line Features, Film Victoria, South Australian Feature Film Company
🗳 Votes691
🔥 Popularity1
💰 Budget$5,500,000
💵 Revenue$35,892,330
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🎭 Cast
Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult
Noah Taylor
David as an adolescent
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter
Lynn Redgrave
Gillian
Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Sonia Todd
Sylvia
Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen
John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes
Justin Braine
Tony
Chris Haywood
Sam
Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child
Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
Danielle Cox
Suzie as a child
Rebecca Gooden
Margaret
Marta Kaczmarek
Rachel
🎥 Crew
DirectorScott Hicks
Clapper LoaderJasmine Yuen Carrucan
Focus PullerSally Eccleston
Camera OperatorGeoffrey Simpson
Still PhotographerLisa Tomasetti
ScreenplayJan Sardi
StoryScott Hicks
ProducerJane Scott
EditorPip Karmel
Production DesignVicki Niehus
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🏷 Keywords
australialetterchild prodigybiographyjumpingpianistconcert hallbreakdownpiano1950s1960sadelaide
💬 Reviews
**Perhaps one of the most striking films in the work of Geoffrey Rush, and one of the toughest and most sincere portrayals of brilliance that cinema has seen to date.** Even though I'm a pretty serious music lover, and I've always loved classical music, I didn't know David Helfgott until I saw this film. The musical universe is full of prodigies who reveal talent since childhood. Mozart is perh…
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